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Newspaper
The Fairbury News
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
1
The county shows strong acreage in corn and wheat with oats and alfalfa also prominent. Livestock figures include horses and mules totaling 9,285 with cattle and poultry counts listed and fruit trees present.
The first annual reunion of Spanish American War Veterans met in Lincoln with three Nebraska volunteer regiments, presided by Col. I Hartigan. A Lindell banquet featured toastmaster Gen P H Barry and speakers Gov Sheldon Col W Hayward and Col W J Bryan. Officers elected included W P Schultz of Fairbury as vice president. Several Fairbury locals attended and plans were made to hold next year in Omaha. Also reported were a 8 11 Vine Street wedding Ida M Clark to J A Huston with attendants Grace Nottingham and Walter Clark. A few births announced: Reinholdt Kujah girl. J S Holland girl. Chas Be Andrews boy.
A week of heavy rain in Jefferson Thayer and Fillmore counties caused widespread flooding along the Little Blue and Cub Creek. Bridges were washed away, rail traffic disrupted, and thousands of acres of crops damaged or destroyed. Multiple tornadoes and cyclones killed dozens, with survivors enduring evacuations and separated families.
A storm prompted residents to visit the Rock Island bridge to view the river. The county faces thousands of dollars in replacing bridges and repairing those damaged. Ed Chirnside, a county resident, was a heavy casualty of the cyclone near Fillmore with his house lost.
A terse notice urges filing a move by August 8 to collect remaining supplies including sheet music. The fragmented text implies a deadline and collection point, with vague references to materials and access.
C B and Q Railway files a large mortgage in Jefferson involving 300 million dollars. The move marks a major financing action affecting local assets and corporate debt obligations.
A $45 million mortgage by the C B & Q railway to the New York City company is filed in Jefferson county. It runs fifty years at five percent interest with funds to pay past expenditures, finance improvements, betterments, and new equipment. Special trains deliver signing agents to county seats to record the document in each county.
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